Dear List members, I am putting together a course that will focus on the styles and aesthetics of allegorical cinema. I already have a good list of films, but was wondering if list members would have any suggestions. I have lots of films from Spain, Iran, Germany, one from Tunisia and of course Raul Ruiz and Atom Egoyan and am pretty familiar with the allegorical aspects of Brazilian Cinema Novo (disucssed in Ismail Xavier's book). I have less knowledge of other Latin American cinema though. I'm also quite unfamiliar with films from Eastern Europe, except Kusturica. Info on availability on DVD with English subtitles would also be helpful. I'd also like to include a couple of Hollywood films which have been read allegorically. In particular ones which are not necessarily allegorical simply on a narrative level, but use interesting film techniques to alert the viewer to meaning beyond the surface. Oh, and please don't mention Star Wars!!!! All suggestions welcome. PS. I have a Benjamin/Deleuzian take on allegory. Warm regards, Michelle Langford Dr Michelle Langford Lecturer School of English, Media and Performing Arts The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia Room: Webster 311O Phone: + 61 2 9385 4489 Fax: + 61 2 9385 6812 Allegorical Images http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501383 ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html